Automatic binder feed for cigar machines



Dec. 18, 1934. J, F. HALSTEAD i AUTOMATIC BINDER FEED FOR CIGAR MACHINES Filed Dec. 19, 1933 8 Sheets-Sheet l INvEN o TToRNEY J.. lll

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INVENTOR f/WM/ ATTORNEY De 18, 1934- J. F. HALSTEAD 1,984,795

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Filed Deo. 19, 1955 Dec. 18, 1934.

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Patented Dec. 18, 1934 .AUTOMATIC BINDER ,FEED non .orGAn l MACHINES I t John Halstead, vv`Brooklyn, .'N. Y., assignor .'to

.International Cigar Machinery Company, ya

corporationo'fNew Jersey f l Application December y19,v 193,3, serial No.'y 703,147

55 Claims.`

This Ainvention `relates vto automatic binder feeds for cigar machines, its main -object being to provide Vmeans for automatically serving the bunch binders from a magazine to the bunch 5 rolling table, thereby greatly 'reducing the cost .of operating 'the machine.

Heretofore, a separate operator was employed on leach machine to. stretch 4one binder at a time over a cutting die from which, after being cut, a transfergcarried Vit tothe rolling apron. With the :present device, the magazines of a kgangof cigar machines may be relledfrom time to time -by one .operator after he lhas cut enough binders `for the gang of machines von aseparate binder cutter. Y The present invention'consists of a magazine in `combination with a suction-supplied trans- .fer adapted'to withdraw one binder ata time kfrom the said magazine, 'to stretch the same in the lengthwise as well as in the crosswise direction .and 'in such stretched vcondition .to deposit the saine upon the apronof the rolling table.

According .to whether it is desired to withdraw thebinders from the bottom or from fthe top of lthe machine, this inventiony may be carried 'out in two distinct forms. In the accompanying drawings, Figs. j.-1.-to 10 show an apparatus for automatically feeding the binders from the bottom of a magazine,` and Figs, 1-1 yto 24a device .30 for taking the :binders from the `top of oneof a number `of magazines, these several magazines ybeing mountedcn a turret which', each time one of the `magazines has 4been depleted, automatically turns .to bring the next magazine into ;35 operating position. While this invention relates primarily `to the automatic serving -of .bunch binders,` it isalso applicable-to automatifcally 1fed -cigar wrappers. y

In the accompanying drawings which form a s4() part of Ithis specification :and in which like characters-of reference indicate the same-'or -like parts:

Fig. 1 is .an yend -elevation .showing the improved .automatic binder vfeed yin .conjunction with a swinging rolling table and witha swinging delivery transfer, vthe `binders ybeing withdrawn from `the bottom of the `binder'magazine Fig. 2 is a plan viewof the lbinder lfeedshown Fig..1;

Fig. 3 vis asideelevation seen from line 3--3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a detail section View on line 4--4 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional viewon line 5-5 of Fig. 2;

. Figs. 6.to 10.are plan view-s showing the suct l cessivev .steps in the .operation vof the device shown in Figs. 1 to 5;

Figs.l6ci.toV `10a areside elevations o'f the views shown -in Figs. -6 to 10, respectively;

Fig. 11 is a side elevation showing .an autol matic binder .feed in vconjunction with a stationaryro11ingtable, the Lbinder in .this case .be- -ingwithdrawn from the top ofv vone .of .four magazines;

Fig. 12 is anr vend elevation on .line 12-12 of Fig. l1;v K

i Fig. .13 is a plan'view online 13-13 of Fig. 11; Fig. 414 is .an end-.elevation .on line 14-14 .of Fig. 11; v

Figs. 15 to .18 are detailsshowing theconstruction of the binder transfer .andstretcher shown at ,15--15 in Fig. 11; l

Figs. .19 .to24 are diagrams showing `the construction of an automatic locking device used -in ,the operation of .the magazine turret as shown inFigs.19 to 21. l

In carrying the .invention into effect there'is y,provided a magazine .adapted to receive a stack of cut bunch binders, -and'means for removing theibindersfone byoneiromthestack and wrap- .ping them about.ller.charges.` In the best .constructions contemplated said Ameans .may v operate to .remove binders'from -the bottom of thestack or'from the vtop `of the stack, land .may include, .an Voscillatory ybunch -rolling table and a rotary suctioncylinder operating to Withdrawa binder from .the bottom of the stack and carry the -binder into contact With the table, or it may include .a stationary bunch `rolling table and a swingable binder transfer operating'to pick up a binderL from the top of 'the stack and lay iton the table. In vthe bestfconstructions a plurality .of the magazines may be slidably .mounted on a turret for Vertical movement thereon andbe periodically .raised step by step to bring .the top binder of the stack at the binder feeding station into contact with the'binder transfer, the turret being automatically vturned to :bring vthe ynext magazine iup .to the binder zine 25 containing the cut binders B is suspended above the binder feed transfer, the base 26 of the binder feed is mounted on a pedestal 27 which carries a cam-shaft 28 and a fulcrum shaft 29 and to which is attached a bracket 30 supporting a fulcrum 31 for the swinging arm 32 of an oscillating bunch rolling table 33 and a fulcrum 34 for the swinging arm 35 of a delivery transfer 36.

The base 26 is equipped with horizontal runways 37 upon which rests a slide 38. The slide 38 carries a series of rollers 39, 39', 39" and has a bracket 40 in which is xedly mounted a horizontal shaft 41 at right angles to the runways 37. On shaft 41 is movable a slide 42 guided by a key 43 on the shaft 41 fitting a groove in the slide. The slide 42 carries a bar 44 engaging with a groove in a collar 45 affixed to a shaft 46 slidably and turnably mounted in a pair of integral bearing brackets 47 and 47 swingably mounted on shaft 41. A reduced portion of shaft 46 has mounted thereon the collars 48 and 49 of the hollow binder transfer cylinder 50. The collar 48 is loose and is held against the face of a gear wheel 51, which is splined to the unreduced portion of shaft 46 by a key 52 carried by it and fitting a keyway in the shaft 46, by the action of a coil spring 53 seated against a stop 54 on shaft 46. The collar 49 is fast on shaft 46, and the shell of cylinder 50, which has several rows of suction holes 55, is made in two parts with a telescope joint 56. The interior of roller 50, throughl openings in the web of collar 49, communicates with a suction head 57 turnably held on the end of shaft 46 by a collar 58 and connected with the suction system of the machine by a flexible hose 59. The suction system may be of any well known construction operating to intermittently apply suction tothe roller 50.

The rollers 39, 39', 39 are arranged in two closely spaced groups, with the transfer roller 50 occupying the space between these groups. One group 39, 39', which normally supports the binders B in magazine 25, extends over a length somewhat greater than the length of the binders B, and each roller has a length somewhat greater than the width of the binders B. The other group, 39", upon which the binder stack rests in the foremost position of slide 38, contains one roller less, as the suction cylinder or transfer roller 50 whose top is normally aligned with the tops of rollers 39, 39', 39" in its pick-up position also acts as a support roller. The innermost support roller 39' of the first mentioned group, nearest to roller 50, is made with a fluted periphery and has longitudinally spaced annular grooves into which extend the points of fingers 60, Fig. 4, pivoted on eccentric trunnions 61 of a shaft 62 and guided by links 63 swinging on a shaft 64. The shafts 62 and 64 are supported on slide 38, shaft 62 carrying a friction roller 65 which, for a short distance before and after the roller 50 arrives in pickup position, contacts with a high speed friction pulley 66 mounted on a stud in base 26 and driven by a belt from the main drive of the cigar machine, thereby causing the finger points to move in the path shown by dotted lines and project slightly above the periphery of roller 39. This motion of the fingers 60 on the forward stroke of slide 38, agitates and loosens the lowermost binders in magazine 25 so that only one binder is withdrawn by roller 50, and, on the back stroke, the oscillating fingers hit and pushv up the forward edge of the next binder, thereby preventing the tips of the lowermost remaining binders from entering the space between rollers 39' and 50 which would cause the same to be folded up to a greater or less extent by the subsequentx rearward motion of slide 38.

The shafts of rollers 39, 39,', and 39 carry gears 67 meshing with a stationary rack 68 supported by brackets 69 attached to base 26 to rotate the rollers during the reciprocation of slide 42 and thus smooth the lowermost! binders in magazine 25. The gear 51 on shaft 46 meshes with a gear 70 turning on a stud in bearing bracket 47, the gear 70 in turn meshing with a gear 7l loose on shaft 41 and in engagement with a movable rack 72 slidably mounted in brackets 73 attached to the rack 68. The rack 72 remains stationary during the motion of slide 38, thereby causing the roller 50 to revolve in unison with the rollers 39, 39', 89, and, upon the return of roller 50 to its starting position, is reciprocated by a gear segment 74 fulcrumed in a lug 75 of base 26 and connected by a link 76 with a cam lever 77 fulcrumed on shaft 29 and actuated by a cam 78 on shaft 28 (Fig. 2).

The bearing bracket 47 carries a pedestal 79 in which is mounted a roller 80 resting on rack 68 thereby keeping the top of roller 50 in align ment with the tops of rollers 39, 39', and 39". In line with the starting position of roller 50, the rack 68 has a circular depression 81, Fig. 5, into which the roller 80 drops and thus causes the shaft 46 with roller 50 to swing downwards about shaft 41 unless a cam slide 82 moving on pins 83 in rack 68 is in position to support roller 80 and thus to prevent it from entering said depression. The cam slide 82 for this purpose is equipped with a pin 84 adapted to engage with either of two pins 85, 85', carried by rack 72, the forward stroke of rack 72 moving the slide 82 away from depression 81, and the back stroke moving it into registration therewith. As stated above the motion of rack 72 is timed in relation to that of slide 38 which latter is effected by a link 86 attached to a lug 87 on the slide and pivoted to a cam lever 88 fulcrumed on shaft 29 and operated by a second track of cam 78 (Fig. 2)

For the purpose of transferring the binder B withdrawn from magazine 25 by the roller 50 in registration with the width of the bunch rolling table 33, the slide 42 is moved inward on shaft 41 by a link 89 pivoted to a lever 90 pinned to a shaft 91 supported by bracket 47. The shaft 91 is actuated through a connecting rod 94 by a cam lever 95 fulcrumed on shaft 29 and having a roller 96 in engagement with a cam 97 on shaft 28 (Fig. 1). As the shaft 46 is'moved inward when transferring the binder B, the collar 49 moves with it while the collar 48 is held back by the spring 53 until the unreducedv portion of shaft 46 has come in contact with its hub, thus opening the joint 56 by the amount of this lost motion and stretching the binder B on roller 50 by a like amount.

In Figs. 6 to 10 and 6a to 10a. the operation of the device shown in Figs. 1 to 5 is diagrammatically indicated. Figs. 6 to 10 at the left are top views and Figs. 6a to 10al at the right are side elevations, the successive motions being indicated by arrows and numbered from 1 to 20, as follows:

Motion 1. (Figs. 6 and 6a) Suction roller 50 moves forward to magazine 25. This motion is `produced by forward l.motion of slide 33-b'y cam lever 88. At the beginning of the stroke, the forward rollers 39vand 39 in a Vbackward direction, due tov engagement of gear 71 with the then stationary rack 72.

` Motion s. l(Figsi. 6l sindvr 6a) During motionl, rollers39, 39' and-39" also A:revolve iny abackward direction due to engage,-

ment of gearsi? Ywith stationary rack 68.

' :Morti-ong. (Figsigonii zo) a Suction 'roller 50 Vis'. moved back `to starting position by the returnfstroke of slide 38 produced by cam' lever 88.1.'Suction in hose 59 is turned ron full, remainingon until'the beginning of motion .11 during which it is vgradually turned off. y Y 1 Motion 5. (Figs. 7A and 7o) During motion 4, suction .roller :50 revolves in a forward direction thereby drawing the binder .B from kthe bottom ofthe stack androlling it `upon the roller, gearf'llbeing'revolved by rack .'72 while the latter is at `rest and'thus causing the rotation of roller 50.

Motion 6. (Figs. vond 7o) During'the return stroke of the slide 38, supporting rollers 39, 39 and 39" revolve in a forward rdirection due to engagement of gears 67 withtstationary rack 68.

' Motion 7. (Fig. si

Y Suction roller 50 Withbinder B moves out over rolling table 33 due to thel inward motion of slide 42 produced by cam lever 95.` At the beginning `of this motion, roller 50 expands longitudinally (due to ,spring 53)` thereby stretching binder B in a crosswise direction.`

l Motion s. (Figs. s and sgi)` n y During motion 7, suction roller 50 is turned in a backwardjdirection by the forward stroke of rack 72 caused by gear segment 74 and cam lever 77, to move the inner end of binder B into position tc meet;v rear end of rolling table 33 adjacentwhich the cigar ller F is subsequently delivered to the bight of rolling apron A, as shown in Fig. 9a. .Y i. n Motion' 9.1(Fig's.` sono so) Rolling table 33 starts its forward stroke which is produced by forward. motion of connecting rod-98 actuated by earn lever `99 on shaft 29 due to roller 100 engaging with cam 10,1 on shaft Motion 11. (Figs. 9 and 9a) Roller 50 turns ina backward direction Vto unroll binder "B uponsapron. A on table 33. During .this motion, .which isproduced through rearward movement of rack l2-by gear 'segment 74, suction in` roller 50. being"A gradually reduced and that supplied` toitable33 rby pipe 102, Fig. 1, being turned on.

Motion 1.2. (Figs 9l and 9a) Simultaneously with motion 11, table 33 completes itsf-orward stroke, the cam lever 99 moving the table 33=slightly faster than the peripheral speed of roller 50 in order .tostretch .the binder B in the lengthwise direction.

, Motion .113. (Fig. 9a)

Filler charge F is deposited into loop of apron A-by downward motion cfa filler transfer, not shown. a f Moiionm. (Fig. 9g)l Rolling apron A is tightened by an apron tightening device, not shown, to bring filler charge Finto position for rolling;

a y Y Motion 15 (Fig. zoo) Roller 50, with suction off,'moves up' to clear the table 33, the pin`85' shifting slide 82 back into "in position at end of the back stroke of rack 72 and thereby yraising the bracket 47 with theroller 50. y.

, yMotion 16 (Fig. 1mi

Roller 50 moves back into original position in line with magazine 25, due to rearward `motionofslide 42 imparted by cam lever-95.'

' Motion 17 (Figs. 1o omi 10o),

During motion V16,.rack 'l2'turns` roller 50 back vby the same amount it was turned forward dur'- Motion 19. (Figs. 6 ond` 6a) Table 33 .completes its backward stroke.

Motion zo (Fig. 6a

Rolled bunch B F is discharged from -apron A into the grippers of delivery` transfer 36 which, actuated-by a link 103 connectingcarn lever 99 Vwith transfer arm `35, follows the table 33 until arrested in proper position by a stop screw 104 engaging with a boss 105 on arm 32 and by a roller 106 engaging with al stop 107 attached to pedestal 27. See Fig. .lsf

The corrective motions 8and 1'? may be eliminated by correspondingly increasing the amplitudes -of motions 1 and 4, respectively, which, however, would necessitate longer cam levers and actuatinglinks for `slide38` and rack 72, longer base 26 and stationary rack 68 andadditional rollers 39 and 39 for supportingv the binde stack during the motion of slide 38. l'

`Referring now to Figs. `11 to k18, in which a binder transferv with av two-way expansible suction head picks up the binders B from the tops of a numberof magazines carried by a turret and deposits the same upon a stationary rolling table, the rolling table 110 is of=well known construction and forms partei a pedestal 111 on whichis mounted a stand 112 supporting parallel arms 113 andlll' forswinging the binder transfer 115, and to which are attached brackets 116, 117, 118, 119 and 120 supporting the turret 121 with its magazines 122 rand the magazine-operating and turret-indexing devices.

The binder transfer consists of an octagonal transfer head attached tol a vertical tube123 slidably mounted in a sleeve 124 having a circumferential slot engaging with an eccentric roller 125 on a horizontal shaft 126 journaled `in a bracket 127 of head 115. AIn the binder picking position of the binder transfer, the center ,of the eccentric roller 125 is disposed in the vertical plane passing through the center of shaft 126 at a distance above the shaft center equal to the eccentricity of the roller. The bracket 127 carries a second shaft 128, the shafts 126 and 128 being fixed in the `parallel arms 113 and 114. The arms 113 and 114 are fast on a pair of shafts 129, turning in stand 112 and having gears 130 in engagement with a rack 131 guided by a roller 132 and actuated by a cam lever 133 fulcrumed on shaft 134 and having a cam roller 135 engaging with a cam 136 on shaft 137 which is driven from. the main drive of the cigar machine, as hereinafter described. The action of cam lever 133 thus swings the arms 113 and 114 into the dotted positions 113' and 114 shown in Fig. 11 and at the same time reverses the position of roller 125 and thus depresses the sleeve 124 by double the amount of -eccentricity of the roller 125.

To horizontal studs 138 slidably carried in bearings of transfer head 115, Figs. 15 to 18, are fastened four suction heads 139 each having a lug 140 connected by a link 141 to a lug 142 on sleeve 124. The downward motion of sleeve 124 relative to tube 123 causes the studs 138 with the suction heads 139 to move outward diagonnally as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 18, thereby stretching the binder B carried by them in the lengthwise as well as inthe crosswise direction. The tube 123 is connected by a flexible pipe 143 with the suction system of the vcigar machine which through a tube 144 also supplies suction to rolling table 110. The transfer head 115 has four apertures 145 each of which registers with an opening 146 in one of the suction-heads 139 which in turn have suction holes 147 in their binder contacting bottom surfaces.

The binders B are stacked to within a given maximum height upon the magazines 112 having vertical studs 148 sliding in bearings of turret 121 and having at their ends rollers 149 which, in their operating position, rest on a platform 150 attached to a plunger 151 connected by a link 152 at its lower end to a lever 153 pivoted on a stud 154 in bracket 119 and carrying an adjustable weight 155 which pushes plunger 151 upward and raises platform 150 with the magazine 122 resting upon it. i

To control this action of weight 155, the plunger locking device shown in detail in Figs. 23 and 24 is provided. Bracket 118 has two spaced bearings 156 for plunger 151 in the space between which is mounted a collar 157 prevented from turning by a key 158 slidable in a keyway of plunger 151. The bore of collar 157 vis larger than the diameter of plunger 151, and

the collar is pressed into clamping position against one side of theplunger by a spring 159, on the opposite side of which a roller 160, eccentrically mounted on the fulcrum stud 161 of a lever 162, bears against the periphery of collar 157 'and upon downward movement of -lever 162 counteracts the pressure of spring 159 and releases plunger 151. The lever 162 is held in its upper or noncounteracting position by a spring 163 attached to pedestal 111 and at its 'outer en'd carries two concentric rollers 164, Fig. 13, ,one of which engages with a cam 165 on shaft 166 while the other is in the path of a cam lever 167 fulcrumed on a stud 168 and having a cam roller' 169 in engagementwith a cam 170 on shaft 137. The cam 165 is intermittently driven by a worm wheel 171 on shaft 166 and duringthe idle position of cam 165 the lever 162 is free to move from one extreme position to the other and is depressed by the motion of Icamlever 167, the latterperforming one such movement in each cycle in synchronism with the motion of rack 131 produced by cam lever 133. Thus, eachtimethe transfer 115 is swung into pick-up position'over the binder magazine 122, the lever 162 is depressed by cam lever 167 so that the weight 155 can raise the plunger 151 and bring the top binder B into contact with the suction'heads 139 of the transfer.

' On shaft 137 there is also mounted a bevel gear 172 in mesh with a pinion 173 loose on a shaft 174 which, is supported in brackets 117 and 120, and on shaft 174 is mounted a worm 175 meshing with worm wheel 171 on shaft 166 anda worm 176 meshing with a worm wheel `177l on a shaft 178 supported in bracket 117. Pinion 173 carries a jaw clutch member 179 and on shaft 174 is splined a sleeve 180 provided with a jaw adapted to engage clutch member 179 and thereby to drive shaft 174. The sleeve 180 is controlled by a fork 181 which carries a pin 182 with which the hook 183 pivoted on bracket 120 is normally held in engagement by a tension spring 184. An arm 185 extending from the fulcrum of hook 183 is connected by a rod 186 with a bell-crank lever 187 pivoted on bracket 118 in such a position that a stop screw 188 carried in a lug 189 on plunger 151 will engage with and tip the lever 187 at the end of its upward travel and thereby turn the hook 183, thus releasing the pin 182. The fork 181 shifts the clutch member 180 into engagement with the clutch member 179 when the pin 182 is not held by hook 183, the fork being swung on its fulcrum 190 in bracket 120`by a Acam lever 191 connected to an arm projecting from its hub by a link 192 and having a roller 193 held against a cam piece 194 on gear 172, by a spring 195 (Figs. 14, 19, and 20) whereby the spring will yield to permit swinging of thecam lever 191 by cam 194 while the pin 182 is blocked by hook 183. The lever 191 is fulcrumed on a stud 196 in pedestal 111 on which is also fulcrumed a cam lever 197 having a roller 198 in engagement with a second cam track 199 of cam 165 on shaft 166. The free end of lever 197 carries a stud 200 engaging with a slot in a vertical bar 201 attached to a lug on platform 150. The lever 197 remains stationary while the link 201, during the gradual depletion of the binder stack on the magazine on platform 150, travels upward, and upon depletion, when the shaft 174 is thrown into rotation by the engagement of the clutch members 179 and 180, the turning of cam 199 causes stud 200 to descend, thereby pulling platform 150 down into starting position, ready to receive the next magazine of turret 12. (See Figs. 19, 20 and 21).

The turret 121, which is mounted on a vertical shaft 202 supported in bracket 117, is at its bottom provided with projections 203 at 90 degree intervals so arranged as to form radial quarters of a revolution ofithe wheel, while the nextreller entersf the next runway, whereby the turret is locked. .e I

'Ifheoperation ofthe device shown in Figs. 11 to 1,8 is as follows; While one of the magazines 122- is in binder feeding. position, weight 155 pushesupplunger 151 ateach turn of cam 17o-at themoment when the binder transfer 115 is iny receiving position, camlfunlecking clamp 157- byactuating cam lever 167 to depress lever 162.

;Before transfer 11:5 removes the top binder B fromthe stack, cam l'fraisesleverv 167 and thus permits collar 157 to frelocle plunger 15. See Fig. 19. When the4 last binder isbeing taken from the magazine',.stoprscrew-188' tips lever 187, Fig. 20,;thereby releasing hook 183, so that the slide 180 is.- then only held by engagement of `cam piece 194 withf roller 193,.v As soon as cam piece 194y has turned outof engagement with roller 193simultaneously with raising of lever 167 by cam 170, the jaw on slide 180 is moved by lever 191- and link 192` into engagement with `jawclutch member-179,l Fig. 21, thereby turning shaft 174, the worms 175 and 176 of which then revolve thefworm Wheels 171 and 177. The wheel 171 actuates caml165, one track 199 of which, by

-. screw IBSfpermits the-spring 184` to pull hook la-into holdingiposition, readyto engage pin 182) of slide-fork- 181as soon as the-next engagement of cam piece 194, `immediately upon completionv of the indexingmotion'of wheel 205,- actuates lever 191 which pulls-the jawon vslide l18() out o fengagement with clutch member 179. The reengagementof.- pin-182cm slide 180 by hook 183 keeps the shaft 1.74 at rest during thel subsequentturning of shaft 137, themovement of le- .ver 191 by its periodicengagement with cam piece 194 duringk the gradual depletion of magaziney 122'being absorbed by link- 192.

What is claimed is:

1. In a cigar machine, the combination with aV magazine adapted to receive a= stack of cut bunch binders, -of meansI for removing theV bindersonefby one from saidv stack and Wrapping them about filler charges; saidmeans operating to remove the binders from the bottomof said stack. A2. In acigar` machi-ne, thecombinaticn with a magazine adaptedl to receive a stack of cut bunch binders, ofy means/forremoving the binders o ne by onefrom.. said. stack and wrapping them about fillern charges, saidmeans including` a bunchrolling table, a rotatable suction cylinder, mechanismfor moving said cylinder sidewise under said stackv to remove a binder therefrom,

andiaV device for moving said c-ylinderrv to bring thebinder into registry with said table.

' 3. Ina cigar machine,the combination with a magazine.adaptedto` receive a stack of cut bunch binders-,jofA-means for removing thebinders one by one from saidstack and wrapping them about ller chargessai d means including a bunch rolling table-and abinder transfer operating to transfer a binderfromfsaid stack to saidtable and stretchit in transit.

4. InA a cigar machine, the combination with a magazine adapted to receive avstack o f cut bunch binders, of;` means I for removing the binders' one-by ene fremsaid stack and Wrapping them about iiller charges,-said means includingafbinder .transfer operating to transfer a vbinder and stretchit in transit. 1

5. In a cigar machine-the-cornbination with a magaaineadapted to `receive a stack of cut bunch binders,ofgmeansfor removing the binders one by` one from said stack and wrapping them aboutller charges-said means including a ybunchv rolling-table, and a swingable vbinder transferoperating. topick up a binder from the `top of said-stackand stretch-it and layy it on said tableinstretched condition.-

6. In a cigar machine, the Acembinationwith a magazine adaptedv to receive astack of cut bunch binders, rofv means for removing the ,binders oneby one from said stack and wrapping themabout filler chargessaid means including a binder transferoperating to transfer the binder and stretch-it ina lengthwise and crosswise direction;

7. In a cigarA machine,` the combination with a in ag'tzin;y adapted tol receive a staal; ofy cut bunch binders of means for removing 4the binders one byone from s aid stack` and wrapping them about lfiller charge s s aidl means including an oscillatory bunchrollingitable, and a rotatablewsuction cylinder operating to withdraw a binder from .the-bottom of said stack `and move itfiiit'o registry` with said table.

I8. I n acigar machine, the combination-with a magazineadapted tol `receive a stack of cut bunch' binders;l o f means :ferg removingthe rbind.- ers one one .-from-saidy stack and wrapping them about filler charges, said means including anosci'll'atory bunch rollingtable, anda -rotatable suction cylinderfcperating to withdraw a binderffrom thebottem of .s ai d stackv and` vdepositffits outer end onsaidvtable, the cylinder thereupon rotating-.with a peripheral speed less than that yo fthev table, whereby the forward movement of thewtajblevvill `strip the binder fr om said cylinder. and stretch it lengthwise.

9'.`,I"n. a. cigarmachinemhe combination with amagazinefadapted toreceive a stack of cut bcl binders, of"means forremoving the binders one'byr'one from saidfstack and wrapping them about filler charges, said means including an oscillatory lbunch rolling table, andv an axially expansibl'e rotary suction cylinderoperating to withdraws a binder from the bottom of said stack, stretchr it crosswise and-deposit its outer end on said table, the roller thereupon rotating withva peripheral speed less than that of the table, whereby. the forward movement of the table will strip the binder from said roller and stretch i`t` lengthwise. u Y v In a cigar machine, the combination with a magazine adapted-to receive a stack` of cut bunch binders-of vmeans for removingthe binders yone by one from; said-stack-and wrapping them about filler charges,L said-means including a-reciprocable slidefagroupfof rollers on said slide normally supporting-the stack of binders in said magazine, a second' group of rollers and a suction cylinder also mounted on said slide, mechanism for intermittently reciprocating said slide to move the second group of rollers and the suction cylinder under said stack during the forward stroke of said slide, a stationary rack geared to both groups of rollers to rotate them during the reciprocation of said slide, and a cam-operated rack geared to said cylinder to rotate it while the slide is reciprocating and while the slide is stationary to cause said cylinder to withdraw a binder from said stack during the backward stroke of said slide.

11. In a cigar machine, the combination with a magazine adapted to receive a stack of cut bunch binders, of means for removing the binders one by one from said stack and wrapping them about filler charges, said means including a reciprocable slide, a group of rollers on said slide normally supporting the stack of binders in said magazine, a second group of rollers and a suction cylinder also mounted on said slide, mechanism for intermittently reciprocating said slide to move the second group of rollers and the suction cylinder under said stack during the forward stroke of said slide, a cam-operated rack geared to said cylinder for rotating it While the slide is reciprocating and also While the slide is stationary to cause said cylinder to Withdraw a binder from said stack `during the backward stroke of the slide, and oscillatory fingers on said slide for agitating and loosening the binders in the magazine during the forward stroke of the slide and for hitting and pushing up the next binder when the lowermost binder is withdrawn Iby said suction cylinder.

12. In a cigar machine, the combination with a magazine adapted to receive a stack of cut vbunch binders, of means for removing the binders one by one from said stack and wrapping them about filler charges, said means including a bunch rolling table, a reciprocable slide, a group of rollers on said slide normally supporting the stack of binders in said magazine, a second group of rollers and a suction cylinder also mounted on said slide, mechanism for intermittently reciprocating said slide to move the second group of rollers and the suction cylinder under said stack during the forward stroke of said slide, a device for rotating said suction cylinder to cause it to withdraw a binder from said stack during the backward stroke of said slide, and mechanism for shifting the suction cylinder on said slide'to bring the binder into registration with said bunch rolling table and then lowering the cylinder to bring the binder into engagement with the table.

13. In a cigar machine, the combination with a stationary magazine adapted to receive a stack of cut bunch binders, of means for removing binders one by one from the bottom of said stack and Wrapping them about filler charges.

14. In a cigar machine, the combination With a turret, of a plurality of magazines mounted on said turret and each adapted to support a stack of bunch binders, means for removing binders one by one from the top of the binder stack supported by one of said magazinesand Wrapping the binders about filler charges, and mechanism for automatically turning said turret to bring the next magazine into operative relation to said means whenever the magazine at the binder feeding station is depleted.

l5. Ina cigar machine, the combination-with a turret, of a plurality of magazines mounted on one by one from the top of the binder stack sup-` ported by one of said magazines and wrapping the binders about ller charges,` and mechanism for automatically turning said turret to bring the next magazine into operative relation to said means Whenever the l magazine at the binder feeding station is depleted, said means including a stationary bunch rolling table and a swingable binder transfer operating to pick up a binder from the stack at the binder feeding station, stretch the binder crosswise and lengthwise, and deliver it in stretched condition-to said table. l

16. In a cigar machine, the combination with a turret, of a plurality of magazines mounted on said turret and each adapted to support a stack of bunch binders, means for removing binders one by one from the top of the binder stack supported by one of said magazines and wrapping the binders about filler charges, and mechanism for automatically turning said turret to bring the next magazine into operative relation to said means whenever the magazine at the binder feeding station is depleted, said magazines being vertically slidable in said turret, and said mechanism including a reciprocable platform arranged to support the magazine at the binder feeding station, a binder transfer swingable into a position above the stack at the binder feeding station, and' a device for periodically rasing said platform step by step to bring the top binders of said stack into contact with said transfer.

17. In a cigar machine, the combination with a turret, of a plurality of magazines mounted on said turret and each adapted to support a stack of bunch binders, means for removing binders one by one from the top of the binder stack sup-` ported by one of said magazines and wrapping the binders about ller charges, and mechanism for automatically turning said turret to bring the next magazine into operative relation to said means whenever the magazine at the binder feeding station is depleted, said magazines being- 18. In a cigar machine, the combination with a magazine adapted to receive a stack of cut bunch binders, of a binder transfer for removing binders one by one from the bottom of lsaid stack, said transfer including an axially expansible rotary suction cylinder adapted to withdraw a binder from the bottom of said stack and stretch it crosswise.

19. In a cigar machine, the combination with a magazine adapted to receive a stack of cut bunch binders, of la binder transfer for removing binders one by one from the bottom ofsaid stack, said transfer including a reciprocable slide, a group of rollers on said slide normally supporting the stack of binders in said magazine, a second group of rollers andv a suction cylinder also mounted on said slide, mechanism for intermittently reciprocating said slide to move the second group of rollers and the suction f, delivery position.`

cylinder under said stacki. during .--the"forward stroke of said slide,`rand adevicel-for--rotating said suction cylinder to causevitv to-Withdrawa binder from said stack during Vthe `baclnva'rd stroke of said'slide'.

20. In a cigar machine,` thecombination'with a magazine adaptedto receiveafstack of 4cut bunch binders, of `a binder transfer for removing binders one by one'from the'.` bottom of said stack, said transfer including reciprocable slide,.av groupof rollersonsaid slide normally:

supporting thestackfof binders.- in said `magazine, a second groupl of y'rollers and a suction said stack duringthe backward strokeof saidy slide, andoscillatory ngers: on said.. slide for agitating and loosening the* binders finul the magazine `during. the forward stroke of the'slide and hitting and pushing `up the next binder when the lowermost binder is; vvithdrawn'by said suction cylinder.

21 In a cigar machine, the` combination.with` a magazine adapted to receive a stack `ofcut bunch binders, of abinder transfer for removing binders one by one from the bottom of'fsaid stack, said transfer including a reciprocable slide, a group of rollers. on said slidenormallyV supporting the stack of bindersin said magazine, a second `.group of rollers and fa" suction cylinder also mounted on said slide, mechanism for intermittently reciprocatingpfsaid slideA tov move the second group'. of rollers vand* the suction cylinder under said stack vduringzthe: forward stroke ofy said slide, a device for rotating ysaid suction cylinder to cause it to Withdraw a'bnder from said stack during the backWardstrolre of the slide, and mechanism for shifting the .suc-i` tion cylinder axially on. said -slide andthen loweringr the cylinder tobring the binderrinto 22. In a cigar machine, the combination with a magazine adapted to receiveastack Aof out bunch binders, of a binder transfer, for removing binders one `by one from theftop'ofvsaid stack,

said binder transfer includinga hollowjtransferhead, a stand, apair of parallel arms swingably mounted on said stand 'and pivotally'connected to said transfer head, a-tubefittedlintogsaid transfer head,` the bore offsaid tube communie. eating with the interior of `said transfer head, a circumferentially grooved sleeve .mounted on said tube, an eccentric fixedlyz connected vto' Vthe outer end of one of said arms and disposed in the groove in saidv tube,v suctionheads slidably mounted in saidl transfer head, the bottom of said suction heads being provided Withgsuction holes. and the interior of said suction` heads com-` municating with they interior of .said transfer head, a flexible pipe on said tube adapted-to be connected to a sourceof suction, andf'a1 rack geared to the fulcrum ofrsaid arms,. whereby. movement4 of said rack will swing said arms `:and

the transfer head and spread said suctionheads I rollingttable, of a; binder tnansfeiizforsdelivering binders;V toosaidtabie, said transfer including mechanism for stretching the binder lengthwise andpcrosswisewhile it-is in transit.' 25'. The :combination with ia b'unch` rolling table; of afbinder'transfer for delivering binders to'said table, saidrbinder transferin'cluding a hollow' transferhead, a "stand,v apair of parallel armss-vvingably' mounted on said stand and-pivotally connected to'fsaid transfer'head, a tube iitt'edinto said transfer head, the bore `of said tube communi'catin'g'"with'the interior' of said transfer head,:1a -circumferentially grooved sleeve mountedfon' said? tube, an'eccentric xedly connected'to the outer end ofV oneof said arms and disposed in thegroove insaidsleeve, suction heads slidably mounted' on said transfer head,

the bottom of said rsuction* heads bei'n'g'provided with suction holes and' the interior of said suc-l tion':headsilcommunicating'with the interior of saidtransferhead', a flexible pipe. on said tube adapted: to be' connected toy a 'source of suction',v anda-'rack gearedfto. the fulcrum of said arms, Wherebylmovement ofsaid, rack will causey said arms to move the. binder'held bysaid suction heads. into engagement with' said table and stretch' the binder in transit.

:26.: They combination lwith an oscillatory bunch rolling table,ofr an axially vexpan'sible. rotary'suo` tion.y cylinder.- adapted f' to `stretch abinder cross.-

Wise, means .for moving'said cylinder bodily `to turning @said turret .to bring the*` next magazine intogoperative, relation to said transfer whenever the magazine Yat-the binder 'feeding station. is

depleted'- ,'.-rl n H Y' -2 8 .;The4 combination with a turret, of. a plu` rality-f of rimagazines, slidably; mounted on;.said turret for vertical movementand' each adapted togsupport 'a stackf:E of;V ybunclrribinders, a binder transfer fonremovingbinders one by'one from the top of the binder lstack on oneof said magazines, and; meclianism,` for automatically turning said turret to bring the-vl next magazine into operative relation to said transfer Whenever the magazine at the binder feeding station is depleted, said transfer operating to stretch the bindercrosswise and lengthwise.'

f 295. v The combination With a turret, of `a plurality of :magazines slidably mounted on said turret for vertical `movement and each adapted to support a stack of bunch; binders, a binder transfer for .removing binders vonev by one from the top: ofthe binder stack on one of said magazines,

and' mechanismfor automatically turning said turret to bring the next magazine into operative relation to said transfer Whenever' the magazine atfthe binder feeding station is-'depleted'saidy transfer: being swingable into aposition above the stack` at the binder feeding statiomand said mechanism 1 .including a 1 vertically reciprocable platform arranged" to supportv themagazine at the .binder feedingv station, and a device forperiodically raising said platform stcp'bystep'- to bring the top binder of said sta'ck into contact with said transfer.

30. The combination with a turret, of a plurality of magazines slidably mounted on said turret for vertical movement and each adapted to support a stack of bunch binders, a binder transfer for removing binders one by one from the top of the binder stack on one of said magazines, and mechanism for automatically turning said turret to bring the next magazine into operative relation to said transfer whenever the magazine at the binder feeding station is depleted, said transfer being swingable into a position above the stack at the binder feeding station, and said mechanism including a reciprocable platform arranged to support the magazine at the binder feeding station, a device for periodically raising said platform step by step to bring the top binder of said stack into contact with said transfer, and turret indexing mechanism controlled by said device to turn said turret when the magazine at the binder feeding station is depleted and bring the next magazine up to the binder feeding station.

31. A binder transfer comprising a reciprocable slide, a group of rollers on said slide normally disposed in position to support a stack of binders, a second group of rollers and a suction cylinder also mounted on said slide, mechanism for intermittently reciprocating said slide to move the second group of rollers and the suction cylinder into stack-supporting position during the forward stroke of the slide, a stationary rack geared to both groups of rollers to rotate them during vthe reciprocation of said slide, and a cam-operated rack geared to said suction cylinder to rotate it while the slide is reciprocating to cause the cylinder to withdraw a binder from the stack.

32. A binder transfer comprising a reciprocable slide, a group of rollers on said slide normally disposed in position tosupport a stack of binders, a second group of rollers and a suction cylinder also mounted on said slide, mechanism for intermittently reciprocating said slide to move the second group of rollers and the suction cylinder into stack-supporting position during the forward stroke of the slide, a camoperated rack geared to said cylinder for rotating it while the slide is reciprocating to cause said cylinder towithdraw a binder from the stack during the backward stroke of the slide, and oscillatory fingers on said slide adapted to agitate and loosen the binders in the stack during the forward stroke of the slide and to hit and push up the next binder when the lowermost binder is withdrawn by the suction cylinder.

33. The combination with a reciprocable slide, of mechanism for reciprocating said slide, a pair of shafts mounted in said slide, fingers eccentrically mounted on one of said shafts, links connecting said fingers and the other shaft, a roller mounted on the first shaft, and a stationary driven pulley disposed in the path of said roller to engage it and thereby oscillate said fingers.

34. The combination with a reciprocable slide, of mechanism for reciprocating said slide, a suction cylinder provided with suction holes for suctionally retaining a bunch binder on the cylinder, a suction head communicating with the interiorof said cylinder, and means on said slide for shifting the cylinder axially and then lowering it.

35. The combination with a'ifeciprocable slide, of mechanism for reciprocating said slide, a suction cylinder provided with suction holes for suctionally retaining a bunch binder on the cylinder, a suction head communicating with the interior of said cylinder, and means on said slide for shifting the cylinder axially and then lowering it, said means including a stationary shaft supported on said slide, a swingable bearing bracket on said stationary shaft, a shaft slidably and turnably mounted in said bearing bracket, the suction cylinder being mounted on said shaft, a reciprocable bar slidably mounted on the stationary shaft and connected to said slidable shaft to move it axially, and a rack mounted on said slide and geared to said slidable shaft to turn said cylinder.

36. The combination with a reciprocable slide, of mechanism for reciprocating said slide, a suction cylinder provided with suction holes for suctionally retaining a bunch binder on the cylinder, a suction head communicating with the interior of said cylinder, and means on said slide for shifting the cylinder axially and then lowering it, said means including a bearing bracket connected to said slide, a shaft slidably supported in said bearing bracket, a collar fixed on a reduced portion of said shaft, a collar loosely mounted on said reduced portion, the suction cylinder being mounted on said collars and formed of two telescoping parts, a stop on said shaft between said collars, and a spring surrounding said shaft and interposed between said stop and loose collar and pressing the latter against the bearing bracket, whereby axial movement of said shaft away from the bearing bracket will slightly expand the cylinder axially to stretch the binder thereon.

37. The combination with a reciprocable slide, of mechanism for reciprocating said slide, a suction cylinder provided with suction holes for suctionally retaining a bunch binder on the cylinder, a suction head communicating with the interior of said cylinder, and means on said slide for shifting the cylinderV axially and then lowering it, said means including a bearing bracket swingably supported from said slide, a shaft mounted in said bracket, the suction cylinder being mounted on said shaft, a cam-operated rack geared to said shaft, and a cam slide connected to said rack and normally disposed to support said bracket and cylinder in an elevated position, whereby actuation of the cam slide by said rack will permit said bracket to swing downwardly and thus lower the cylinder.

38. The combination with a turret, of a plurality of magazines mounted on said turret and each adapted to support a stack of bunch binders, and to be carried into binder feeding position by said turret, and mechanism for automatically turning said turret whenever the magazine at binder feeding position is depleted to bring the next magazine into binder feeding position.

39. The combination with a turret, of a plurality of magazines mounted on said turret and each adapted to support a stack of bunch binders, and to be carried into binder feeding position by said turret, and mechanism for automatically turning said turret whenever the magazine at binder feeding position is depleted to bring the next magazine into binder feeding position, said magazines being vertically slidable in said turret, and said mechanism including a reciprocable platform arranged to support the magazine at binder feeding position, and a device for periodically raising said platform step by step to elevate the magazine.

40. The combination with a turret, of-:a plurality .of magazines mounted on said turret and each adapted to support va stack .of bunch binders, and to be carried into binder feeding position by said turret, and'mechanism lfor fautomatically turning said `turret whenever the mag-- azine at binder feeding position is depleted to bring the next lmagazine into binder Afeeding position,'said magazines being vertically slidable in said turret, and said mechanism 'including Ia reciprocable platform karranged to support the magazine at binder feeding position, `a device'for periodically raising said platform step by step, and turret indexing mechanism controlled by said device to turn-said turret when the magazine at binder feeding position is .depleted and bring the next magazine .up to binder feeding position.

4l. The combination with a turret, Iof a plurality of magazines slidably mounted on said turret for vertical movement and each adapted to support a stack of binders and to be :carried into binder feeding position by said turret, a reciprocable platform for supportingr the magazine at binder feeding position, and a device for periodically raising said platform step by step to elevate the magazine.

42. The combination with a turret, of a plurality of magazines slidably mounted on said turret for vertical movement and each adapted to support a stack of binders and to be carried into binder feeding position by said turret, a reciprocable platform for supporting the magazine at binder feeding position, and a device for periodically raising said platform step by step to elevate the magazine, said device including a plunger to which the platform is attached, a counter-weight connected to said plunger to move it upwardly, and cam-controlled mechamism for periodically locking the plunger against upward movement.

43. The combination with a turret, of a plurality of magazines slidably mounted on said turret for vertical movement and each adapted to support a stack of binders and to be carried into binder feeding position by said turret, a reciprocable platform for supporting the magazine at binder feeding position, and a device for periodically raising said platform step by step to elevate the magazine, said device including a plunger to which the platform is attached, a counter-weight connected to said plunger to move it upwardly, cam-controlled mechanism for periodically locking the plungerr against upward movement, and mechanism for pulling the plunger down to starting position.

44. The combination with a turret, of a plurality of magazines slidably mounted on said turret for vertical movement, and each adapted to support a stack of binders and to be carried into binder feeding position by said turret, means for periodically raising the magazine at binder feeding position step by step and returning it to starting position after it has reached its uppermost position, and turret indexing mechanism controlled by said means.

45. The combination with a turret, of a plurality of magazines slidably mounted on said turret for vertical movement, and each adapted to support a stack of binders and to be carried into binder feeding position by said turret, means for periodically raising the magazine at binder feeding position step by step and returning it to starting position after it has reached its upperrnostfposi'tion,` and turret indexing :mechanism controlled by said means, said turret 'being provided lwith radialrunways at 90 degree intervals, and said mechanism including an indexing wheeleccentric to 4said turret and provided with rollers at 90 degree intervals lon one .of its faces, each -of said rollers being arranged successively to enter `one of said runwayaturn thev turret through one quarter turn during three quarters of a revolution of the Wheel so that the next roller willfenter Athe next runway, whereby said turret `is locked .against rotation at the end of the rotation -of the wheel, and a drive .controlled by said means for turning saidfwheel by three quarters ofarevolution when the magazine at binder feeding position reaches .its uppermost position. 46.The combination with a turret, of a plurality of magazines slidably mounted .on said turretfor vertical movement, and each adapted to supporta stacklof binders and .to be carried into lbinder feeding position by said turret, means for periodically raising the magazineat binder feeding position step by step andV returning it to starting position'zafter it .has reached its uppermost position, and turret indexing mechanism controlled by said means, said turret being provided with radial runways at 90 degree intervals, and said mechanism including an indexing wheel eccentric to said turret and provided with rollers at 90 degree intervals on one of its faces, each of said rollers being arranged successively to enter one of said runways, turn the turret through one quarter-turn and leave the runway at the end of three quarters of a revolution of the wheel, a driven shaft geared to said wheel, a drive shaft, a clutch member loose on said driven shaft and geared to said drive shaft, a clutch member splined on said driven shaft, a cam mounted on said drive shaft, a cam lever yieldingly connected to the splined clutch member and actuated by said cam to shift it into and out of engagement with the loosev clutch member, and a releasable hook normally holding the splined clutch member out of engagement with the loose clutch member and controlled by said means to release the splined clutch member when the magazine reaches its uppermost position and permit the driven shaft to turn said wheel through three quarters of a revolution.

47. The combination with a turret having radial runways at 9G degree intervals, of 'turret indexing mechanism, said mechanism including an indexing wheel eccentric to said turret and provided with rollers disposed at 90 degree intervals thereon, each of said rollers being arranged successively to enter one of said runways, turn the turret through one quarter-turn, and leave the runway at the end of three quarters of a revolution of the wheel, a driven shaft geared kto said Wheel, a drive shaft, a clutch member loosely mounted on said driven shaft and geared to said drive shaft, a clutch member splined on said driven shaft, a cam mounted on said drive shaft, a cam lever yieldingly connected to the splined clutch member and actuated by said cam to shift it into and out of engagement with said loose clutch member, and a releasable hook normally holding the splined clutch member out of engagement with the loose clutch member.

48. The combination witha turret having radial runways at 90 degree intervals, of turret indexing mechanism, said mechanism including an indexing kwheel eccentric to said turret and provided with rollers disposed at 90 degree intervals thereon, each of said rollers being arranged successively to enter one of said runways, and turn the turret through one quarter-turn during three quarters of a revolution of the Wheel so that the next rollers will enter the next runway, whereby said turret is locked against rotation at the end of the rotation of the wheel, and a drive for turning said Wheel by three quarters of a revolution.

49. In a cigar machine, the combination with a magazine adapted to receive a stack of cut tobacco leaf sections, of means for removing the leaf sections one by one from the stack and stretching them lengthwise and crosswise.

50. In a cigar machine, the combination with a magazine adapted to receive a stack of cut tobacco leaf sections, of means for removing the leaf sections one by one from said stack and stretching them crosswise.

5l. In a cigar machine, the combination with a magazine adapted to receive a stack of cut tobacco leaf sections, of means for removing them one by one from said stack and stretching them lengthwise.

52. In a cigar machine, the combination with a magazine adapted to receive a stack of cut bunch binders, of means for removing the leaf sections one by one from said stack and stretching them.

53. In a cigar machine, the combination with a magazine adapted to receive a stack of out tobacco leaf sections, of means for removing the leaf sections one by one from the top of said stack and stretching them lengthwise and crosswise.

54. In a cigar machine, the combination with a magazine adapted to receive a stack of cut tobacco leaf sections, of means for removing the leaf sections one by one from the bottom of said stack and stretching them lengthwise and crosswise.

55. In a cigar machine, the combination with mechanism for Wrapping tobacco leaf material about a tobacco bunch, of a magazine adapted to receive a stack of tobacco leaves, means for preparing leaves for wrapping and transferring them to said mechanism, said means including devices for removing tobacco leaves one by one from said stack and stretching them.

JOHN F. HALSTEAD. 

